Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-15
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

MRS. NJ LOUISE THOMAS, president
of SOrosis, is said to be one of the most
successful bee-keepers in the country,
gathering 10000 pounds of honey in a
year.
DOCTORs ANNA BRoOMALL and Clara
Marshall have been appointed assistant
medical examiners by the Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. CANDACE WHEELER established
the "New York Society of Decorative
Art and "The Woman's Exchange"
and with her daughter, Miss Dora
Wheeler. is at the head of 1.-The AssO-
ciated Artists" whose embroidery,
tapestries. decorative art work and
textile fabrics are world-famOus.
Who does not observe the immedi-
ate glow and security that is diffused
over the life of woman, before restless
or fretful, by engaging in gardening.
building. or any lowest department of
art? Here is something that is not
routine, something that draws forth
life toward the infinite, Fu!-
| Ter Ossoh.
HE Presbyterian says: ut seems but
yesterday since it was thought an an.
omalY for a lady to 90 10 the mission
field except rs the wife of missions
AIRY. Now there are twenty-four hum
drcd of them, besides, probably, an
! equal number of married ladies. The
results have dispelled fears and dissi-
| pated doubts"
Mrs. MARIA RUIZ BURTON has title
| deeds and patent in her possession to
large tracts of land in Mexico which
were granted to her grandfather, the
late Don Jose Manuel Ruiz. by the
King of Spain. IN the year 1904. These
lands are claimed by the International
Company of Mexico. AS they are of
great value, there is likely to be a Sc
rious contest for them.
MISS ELIZABETH j. GARDINER, the
distinguished American artist, who
has resided in Paris many years, has
received at the Salon. this year. the
much coveted and highly honorable
medal. Miss Gardiner is native of
Exeter, N. H.. a graduate of Lasell
Seminary. Auburndale, and the first
American female artist ever hOnOred
in Paris as above mentioned
DIR. MARY F. THOMAS, of Richmond.
is writing a series of articles for the
Saturday Qndianapolis) Herald, on
the History of Woman Suffrage in
Indiana" Mrs. Thomas helped to
form the Indiana Woman Suffrage As
sociation in 1851, and has continued
ever since an active worker in the
cause. Hence she is we'll qualified to
write history of the cause in tina
State which can be depended on.
MARGARET SIDNEY. the writer of
Sketches of Old Concord" lives in
"Wayside." the home of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. next door to the Alcotts',
a mile from Concord bridge. towards
Lexington. What an inspirations!
But she Sights the expectation of pa
triotic eloquence, drives about in her
easy phaeton, taking friend along to
hear the gossip of those who live in
the air of 4 hundred years ago.
Miss RAMSAY, who distanccd all
others in the late Cambridge examina-
tons. was twenty last January, and is
the daughter of Sir j. H. Ramsay, Of
Banff. She was educated Mt home UNI
til thirteen years of age. In October,
1880. she entered at St. Leonard's
school, St. Andrews, n. B. In 1884
she obtained a scho larship at Girton.
having taken the first place in the en-
trance examination. She had then
been only eighteen months working at
Greek. having commenced the study
of it in january. 1888. under Miss
Case. a certiticated student of GirtOn;
her Latin tutor was Miss Clark. also
of Girton.
Miss JULIA ELIZABETH BURNHAN,
who recently graduated at the State
Normal school at birmingham. is
the first totally blind person who has
graduated from one of these institu-
tons She illustrates in her expe-
rience some compensations, for. de-
prived of one of her senses, the others
have been so sharpened, that, with
her quick wit, clear understanding
and indomitable will, she has accom-
plished more than most people with
all their senses. It really seems that
in the place of the lost sense were
senses that ordinary people do not
have. Miss Burnham, after once going
round house, has no difficulty in
moving with freedom. She plays the
piano. runs a sewing-machine and
calligraph typewriter; does sewing.
and bead work in colors. crochets,
picking out herself new stitches, and
assists in all the household duties
She sees more with her fingers than
most people do with their two eyes